Tech 2.0 for Thursday, December 13, 2012

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Contributor: Matt Davenport

Email: mdavenport@kpvi.com

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Published: 12/13/2012 11:37 am

Updated: 12/13/2012 12:03 pm

A massive cyber attack is planned on personal checking accounts. We're talking about personal accounts at 30 banks across the country. Security firm McAfee released a report today warning about the cyber attack that's aimed at stealing millions of dollars from consumers' bank accounts. McAfee's research supports a report security company R-S-A released in October. Now that knowledge of the scheme has gone public, R-S-A says the organization behind the cyberattack has disappeared from chat rooms.

Say goodbye to extra loud TV commercials, Starting today, blaring commercials that are much louder than the show you are watching are banned. The Federal Communications Commission barred the practice saying ads must maintain the "same average volume" as the programs they accompany. Loud commercials have been a leading source of complaints to the FCC since its consumer call center began reporting top complaints in 2002.

Good news for Apple iPhone users. Those fans who lamented the loss of the Google Maps App have reason to celebrate. Google Maps for the iPhone is back and it's free and fast. The return of the app comes nearly three months after Apple replaced Google Maps with its own maps app that proved to be less popular. It's a so called drive in the right direction for millions of iPhone users.

SteadyRain

Google Maps Is Back On The iPhone: Native iOS App Released http://t.co/o2Cq4Q6q

Dec 13th, 2012 at 12:02pm

nytimesbits

How Google's Maps App for iPhone Hurts Nokia http://t.co/toL7Hjyn

Dec 13th, 2012 at 11:57am

CNET

Google Maps now lets users check out the Earth "after dark" with the help of NASA's 'Black Marble' imaging http://t.co/EC1BGCJa

Dec 11th, 2012 at 8:35am

TheNextWeb

Google Maps adds live traffic in UAE and Kazakhstan, expands coverage in USA, Brazil and 9 other countries http://t.co/R2wOrl7J

Dec 11th, 2012 at 4:48pm

mlyle2

No more scrambling for the remote to turn the TV down during commercial breaks. http://t.co/TKUrZrDW

Dec 13th, 2012 at 11:50am

baycypress

via @nprnews: Rules Could Make TV Commercials Quieter http://t.co/d9AZWwsB

Dec 13th, 2012 at 11:51am

DevDown2Shop

Be Informed about FCC's CALM Act puts a lid on loud TV commercials: FCC's CALM Act puts a lid on... http://t.co/Lb1AzW0K

Dec 13th, 2012 at 11:51am

CatoConsulting

THANK THE LORD.........No more LOUD TV commercials will be jolting you, thanks to new law http://t.co/ojB1DjgB

Dec 13th, 2012 at 11:52am

AdamWeinstein

In less than one hour, disproportionately loud TV commercials will be banished from US airwaves. http://t.co/qcHNYceZ

Dec 12th, 2012 at 9:15pm

cybfor

Report: Massive #Cyber Attack Planned: [ http://t.co/in6POOWD Report: Massive #Cyber Attack Planned: [http://t.co/in6POOWD] A massive cyber attack is planned on personal checking... http://t.co/4blE8fai

Dec 13th, 2012 at 8:25am

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